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"THE VOICE OF JOHNSON BIBLE COLLEGE"

September-October, 1974

Volume XLVI, No. 7

HEAR HIS PROMISE OF POWER

FACULTY

By Dr. David L. Eubanks

APPOINTMENTS

Part II

Two new faculty members are assuming

teaching-responsibilities for this school
year. Norman Dungan will be a fulltime

instructor in missions and English. Patrick

Daugherty is a parttime instructor in

biology. Both men bring to their work

good educational backgrounds,commend
able experience in their fields, and firm
commitment to the purpose of Johnson

Bible College.
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In this edition of the Blue and iVhite

promised Comforter, the Holy Spirit,

we continue from the last issue a sermon-

played an important part.

The source of unity in the Christian
community, then and now, is the Holy
Spirit. He is the common denominator
among believers. If any do not have the

article by David Eubanks on the prom

ised coming of the Holy Spirit described
in the early chapters of the book of
Acts. In the previous article emphasis
was on Christ's promise of heavenly
power through the Spirit and fulfill
ment of that promise in the powerful

witnessing of His disciples through their

baptized into one body, whether we be

verbal proclamation.

Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or

Witness of Transformed Lives

In addition to their verbal proclama
tion, another mark of the Holy Spirit's
influence in the early church was the
powerful testimony of their transformed
lives. Having gladly responded to Peter's

free; and have been all made to drink

into one Spirit." In baptism we are born
from above, bom of the water and the
Spirit (John 3:3-5). The water covers the
body, the blood of Christ covers our sins,
and the Holy Spirit regenerates our spirits.
In this experience all people so regener

injunction to "repent and be baptized"

(2:38) or "repent. . .and be converted"

change is best illustrated in two obvious

results: the unity that prevailed among
them, and the unselfish manner in which

_co.nference for the division that had arisen

they were able to divide their posessions

between Jewish and Gentile converts in

ation of the new birth. Perhaps this

First Christian Church, Yuma, Arizona.
He holds an A.B^degree from Pacific
Christian College and an M.A. from Fort
Hays Kansas State University. From

with those of their number in need.

1965-69 Mr. Dungan taught English at

Austin Peay State University. During two
years of that period he served as minister
of

the

Wallonia

Christian

Church,

Wallonia, Kentucky. From 1969-74 he

and his wife, the former Mary Griffith,

^served as missionaries in the Bajio

Unity
The unity of the early Christians can
not be separated from the presence of the
Holy Spirit in and among them. It is not
without significance that in describing
their having received "the gift of the Holy

Qro.,

Spirit" and been "filled with the Holy

Spirit," Luke records of them that they

In Mexico the Dungans w^ engaged

'Svere together, and had all things in

common"(2:44) and "were of one heart

Christian

Mission,

Queretaro,

Mexico.

in a radio ministry,a Bible correspondence

school, new church planting, congrega
tional nurturing, summer camp work,
a coffee house ministry, and evangelistic
campaigns. They have one child, Heather,
^e 6.

and one soul" (4:32). The unity among

them was a striking answer to the prayer
of Jesus in John 17. In that regard, it
should be noted that Jesus' prayer for the
unity of his disciples immediately follows

three chapters in John's gospel in which

(Continued on page 4)

ated become one in Christ.

Just as He created unity among the

family of God,the Spirit also maintains it.
The apostles and elders of the Jemsalem
church attributed to the Holy Spirit the
healing solution resolved by the Jerusalem

(3:19), they experienced the transform

Norman Dungan is a Timothy of the

Spirit, they do not belong to Christ

(Romans 8:9). Paul says in I Corinthians
12:13, "For by one Spirit are we all

our Lord's marvelous discourses on the

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ABOVE

First Row: Charles Dodd, Kokomo, IN; David Cook, Altamonta Springs, FL;
Glenn Kershaw, Madison, OH; Steve Rode, Vincennes,IN; Daniel Hill, Jr., Fayetteville,
NC; Howard Rudolph, Williamsport, MD.

Second Row: Michael Cundiff, Bluefield, VA;William Lang, E. Rochester, OH;Rita

Pearl, Memphis, TN;Tony Parker, Guyton, GA;Cynthia White, Richmond,IN.
Third Row: Kevin Able, Martinsville, IN; TTiomas Herrington, Springfield, IL; Gary
Henderson, Sevierville, TN; Brian Lakin, High Point, NC; Arthur Dunlap, Clarkston, MI;
Leonard Settlemyer, Annandale, VA.

Fourth Row: Randall Compton, Bluefield, VA; Brent Franco, Richwood, WV;
Connie Tracey, Bellefontaine, OH; Nancy Charlton, Charlottesville, VA;Teresa Stovall,
Owensboro,KY; Ann Hansel, Kokomo,IN;William Downs, Columbus, OH.
TO THE RIGHT

First Row (left to right): Sandy Spruill, Creswell, NC; Joseph McMurray,
Morristown, TN; Larry Tedrow, Bedford, IN; Tim Schaub, Tipton, IN; Dennis Davis,
Pantego, NC; Fred King, Lapeer, MI; Raymond Lund, III, Highland, MI; Tim
Sandefur, Murphysboro,IL; Dwayne Trott, Williamsville, IL.
Second Row: Beverly Watson, Trafalgar, IN; Marcia Hall, Danville, IL; Barbara
Campbell, Aitkin, MN; Wendy Steven, WUloughby, OH; Brenda Smith, Crane, IN;
Chele Chaplain, Palm Springs, FL; Gail Marion, Elizabethton, TN; Deborah Kratt, St.
Louis, MO; Dorothy Lewis, West Mifflin, PA;Faith Gabbey, Corfu, NY;Carolyn Henry,
Jamaica, West Indies; Joan Deck, New Carlisle, OH; Linda Coffey, Jonesboro, TN;
Stephen Sharpe, St. Cloud, FL; Barry Mentzer, Havre de Grace, MD.
Third Row: Sue Ann Cole, Carthage, IN; Suzanne Oglesby, Morton's Gap, KY;
Kerra Clampitt, Palestine, IN; Doris Phelps, Ladoga, IN; Pamela Sill, Wilmington, NC;
Georgia Sandefur, Seymour, IN; Vickie Whitis, Flat Rock, IN; Jane Perkins, Maryville,
TN; Amy Unger, Apopka, FL; Jane Thompson, Rich Creek, VA; Linda Dance, Avon
Park, FL; Bill Michael, N. Whiteland, IN; Albert Donahue, 11, Washington Court House,
OH.

Fourth Row: Phyllis Kilgore, Morristown, IN; Rose Saubert, Anderson,IN;Pamela

Baker, Fortville, IN; Marv Jo Hunter, Greensburg, PA; Sandra Willis, Greeneville, TN;
Brenda Fitzgerald, Deer Lodge, TN; Cynthia Sanderson, Fountaintown, IN; Jeanine
Bott, Danville, IL; Rachel Fulton, Indianapolis, IN; Betty Forrester, Bluff City, TN.
Fifth Row: Diane Strang, Woodbum, IN; Joanne Garrett, Franklin, IN; Mara Loft,
Catano, Puerto Rico; Jacqueline Moyer, Melbourne, FL; Coleeta Brown, Waynetown,
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IN; Carol Bushong, Findlay, OH; Gale Wei

IN;Linda Flake,Martinsville, IN; Anita St.

Sixth Row: Rebecca Holt, Madisonv

Kakac, Mexico, MO; Lisa Jones, Knoxvill

Sue Ward, Kingsport, TN; Debra Evans, R

OH; Dorothy Chandler, Hartford, KY; C

Clemmons, NC;Don Orr, Springfield, IL; P

Seventh Row: Teresa Watson, Caldv

Joann Long, Morristown, TN; Cynthia Grj
IN; Marcia Booth, Concord, TN; Cynth
Springfield, IL; Katrina Bliss, Kokomo, I
Britton, Terre Haute, IN.
Eighth Row: Robert Hughes, Atlan
Crowder, Maryville, TN; Richard Morri
Williamstown, KY; Vanessa Brown, Cam

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adisonville, KY; Carol Ann Webb, Madison,

Dnnie Pollock, Princeton, IN; Sara Stewart,
itrick Sullivan, Murphysboro, IL.

ell, OH; Rebecca McCoy, Stockport, OH;

verson, Brazil, IN; Coretha Cooley, Spencer,
a McNeil, Kalispell, MT; Carla Bormann,
>1; Charles Adkins, Ix>ngwood, FL; Michael

:a, IN; Ross Logan, Rushville, IN; Janice

;, Jr., Greensburg, PA; Sandra LaChance,

i, IL; David Eubanks, Jr., Knoxville, TN;

Daniel Prentice, Montville, OH; Thomas Cash, Youngstown, OH; Richard Smith,
Rockwood, TN; Charles Dye, E. Northport, NY.

Ninth Row: Larkin Keller, Jr., Knoxville, TN; John Ross, Bellwood, PA; Steven

Reed, Waterloo, IN; Rick Smale, Bedford, IN; Thomas Leffel, Anderson, IN; William
Chowning, Vallonia, IN; Roger Mitchell, Cumberland, OH; Keith Kidd, Knoxville, TN.
Tenth Row: Craig Couvillion, Kalispell, MT; Dennis McNew, Danville, IN; Holland

Kelley, Canton, OH.

Not pictured:

Harold Bailey, Morganton, NC; Ruby Bailey, Morganton, NC;

Terri Boatman, Knoxville, TN; J.P. Brown, Sevierville, TN; Gary Burlington, Kalispell,

MT; Thomas Bush, Bloomington, IN; Mike Clark, St. Cloud, FL; Laura Coleman,
Caldwell, OH; Julius Cook, Togus, ME; Kathy Darden, Knoxville, TN; Linda Doyle,
Bluefield, WV; Ronald Frazier, Jeffersonville, IN; John Hickman, Lewisville, IN; James

Muliins, Bluefield, WV; David Page, Elizabethton, TN; Mary Page, Elizabethton, TN;
Terry Pollard, Sevierville, TN; Carl Roudebush, Knoxville, TN; Tom Rutledge, New
Richmond, OH; Nina Sharp, Indianapolis, IN; Carol Webb, Madison, OH.

Faithfulness Even to Death

HEAR HIS PROMISE OF POWER

A third mark of the Spirit's power at

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the early church (Acts 15). We can rest
assured that wherever the Spirit prevails,

unity among

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believers is maintained.

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS

(Continued from page 1)

work in the early chapters of Acts was a

willingness on the part of believers to
remain faithful to Christ even in the face

of death. The courage of Peter and John

Division is certain evidence that He is

as they stood before the Sanhedrin under

being rejected, restricted, or thwarted.

For the sake of unity He must not be
grieved or quenched.

the threat of physical punishment and

possible death is a dramatic contrast to

Patrick

the cowardly manner in which most of

Daugherty

Unselfish Sacrifice of Possessions

The transformed lives of the early
Christians was also evidenced by their

unselfish response to human need among

the disciples had scattered when Jesus was

brought before this same body on the
eve of His crucifixion.

No believer can fail to gain inspiration

them. In the same context in which Luke

from the example of Stephen, a man

"full of the Holy Ghost" (6:5). His face

describes their unity in the Spirit he also

shone "as it had been the face of an

records that each of them refused to say

"that ought of the things which he

angel" (6:15), as he boldly defended the

possessed was his own"(4:32). Moreover,

those who "were possessors of lands or
houses sold them, and brought the prices

of the things which were sold, and laid

them down at the apostles' feet; and
distribution was made unto every man as

he had need"(4:35).
They were recognizing God's owner
ship of all things and practicing the

teaching of Jesus in the Parable of the

faith before the Sanhedrin and courage

ously met the death by stoning which
ensued. Before he fell asleep in Jesus and

gave up his spirit, Stephen unselfishly

prayed that God would "lay not this sin
to their charge" (7:69).

Mr. Daugherty is also employed in

research at the Biology Division, Oak

Ridge National Laboratory. He and his

wife, Rebecca, are active youth sponsors
in the Woodlawn Christian Church. They
have one child, Lori, age 3.
Since his undergraduate days "Pat"
has had a strong interest in Science and
the Bible. That interest has only increased
over the years, and he hopes to start a
book soon on Models for Origins.

power of the Spirit and the courage of

faith in the lives of believers. Death for

brothers and sisters they were ministering

unto Him. It was a true mark of the Spirit
and a worthy example for believers today

endure it and use it as a powerful witness

to follow.

unbelievers.

kind. Jesus' encounter with

1974.

The testimony of martyrdom in every

Sheep and Goats. In ministering to His

and always has been, the blight of man

Patrick Daugherty is a native of

Cleveland, Tennessee. He is a graduate of
Lee College and expects to receive his
Ph.D. degree in radiation biology from
the University of Tennessee in December,

age has spoken with a mighty voice of the

Christ's sake is not to be immaturely

sought or fabricated, but when it comes,

The love of worldly goods and the

desire to possess them for selfish ends is,

the Spirit of Christ will sustain one to

to glorify the name of the Lord before

waiting in prayer for power from on high.

Power of the Spirit Prefaced by Prayer
Finally, I wish to point out that

The Holy Spirit takes His abode in the

life of the believer through faith and

the Rich

perhaps the most important element in

Young Ruler in Mark 10 indicates how

the fulfillment of Christ's promise of

hard it is for one to give his possessions

to those in need and claim the kingdom
of God as his most precious treasure.
Man's desire to accumulate inordinately
for himself the things of the world is a
work of the flesh. It brings on God's

power from above was the season of

prayer which preceded it. Before the
the apostles with the mother and brothers
of Jesus had been in the Upper Room all
continuing "with one accord [unity] in

displeasure and ultimately

prayer"(1:14).

to them that ask him?"(Luke 11:13).

To Paul's sincere prayer that God
remove his thorn in the flesh, God

When Peter and John were released by

the Sanhedrin in Acts 4, they returned

replied, "My grace is sufficient for thee."

After great testing and strong prayer Paul

to the company of believers. After they

had reported what had happened to

testified: "My strength is made perfect in

The following lines of a popular song

them, the church prayed for boldness to

rather glory in my infirmities, that the

appropriately express the sentiments of

transformed living through the Spirit just

testify of their faith. Luke then records

that "the place was shaken where they

discussed.

were assembled together; and they were

all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they

power of Christ may rest upon me"

(II Corinthians 12:9). The marvelous
working of God's power in our lives
through His Spirit will always depend in
part on the depth and urgency of our

results in

death. Those in whom the Spirit of

Christ dwells, however, are able to put to
death this and other deeds of the body

and live (Romans 8:8, 9,13).

earthshaking events of Pentecost occurred,

We are one in the Spirit,

We are one in the Lord,
We are one in the Spirit,
We are one in the Lord,

spake the word of God with boldness"

(4:31). They prayed for courage, and

And we pray that our unity

Spirit.

Will one day be restored:

And they'll know we are Christians

By our love, by our love.
Yes, theyll know we are Christians
By our love.

obedience, but He fills the lives of those

who seek His power in prayer. Jesus
once asked His disciples, "If ye then,

being evil, know how to give good gifts

unto your children: how much more shall
your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit

weakness. Most gladly therefore will I

prayers.

God gave it to them. They prayed for

The fulfillment of Christ's promise of

power,and God filled them with the Holy

power from on high through the coming

of the Holy Spirit was evidenced in the
early church by verbal proclamation,

Pentecost nor the events which follow

ed it did not happen in a vacuum. These

were expectant men, taking time to

transformed living, and powerful praying.

May God help us to show in our lives the

speak to and listen ^o God. They were

same marks of the Spirit's power today.